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Becky

Crafter by nature, customer service manager by trade, Wisconsinite by blood, sports enthusiast by choice. Oh, and I have Bachelors degree in Journalism and Masters' degrees in Business and Sports Administration that I like to flex via blogging here and running my small Etsy shop, Nothing Past Nine.

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    Review: Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains

    by Becky August 29, 2023
    by Becky August 29, 2023

    The Summary What if you could have one more day with someone you lost? Diana Merriman, a physical therapist, is probably the only person in the small town of Snow Haven, North Carolina, who isnโ€™t looking forward to Christmas. Itโ€™s …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas

    by Becky June 6, 2023
    by Becky June 6, 2023

    We at Literary Quicksand are wishing a HAPPY PUB DAY to The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club! Read on for Becky’s review of this book she read in one sitting! The Summary Boston, 1954: With bags packed alongside her heavy heart, …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitRomance

    Book Review: Regency Therapy by Lisa H. Catmull

    by Becky May 4, 2023
    by Becky May 4, 2023

    Thanks to Austenprose PR for putting together this fantastic virtual book tour for Regency Therapy by Lisa H. Catmull! The Summary My publisher invited me to attend an all-expenses paid writing retreat at the posh new Hartfield Regency Resort in …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Story Review: Signal Moon by Kate Quinn

    by Becky September 22, 2022
    by Becky September 22, 2022

    The Summary Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitHistorical Fiction

    Book Review: The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

    by Becky February 18, 2022
    by Becky February 18, 2022

    The Summary August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitlerโ€™s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitRomance

    Book Review: A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale by Karen Schaler

    by Becky October 27, 2021
    by Becky October 27, 2021

    The Summary News reporter Kaylie Karlyle loves breaking a story and making a difference in people’s lives. When her latest assignment turns out to be writing a fairy tale for a real-life princess, she has trouble accepting the task. Not …

  • Book ReviewsSelf-Help

    Review: No Pain, No Gaines by Chip Gaines

    by Becky April 9, 2021
    by Becky April 9, 2021

    Story: Chip Gaines, of HGTV’s Fixer Upper fame, is a people person. He thrives on connecting with people. So, in true Chip fashion, he created a book to encourage others to connect with people. As he describes it, this is …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn

    by Becky February 25, 2021
    by Becky February 25, 2021

    Story: Ellie Burgess knows no home other than Norwich, England. When she meets and falls in love with Canadian soldier Thomas admist the chaos of WWII, she knows her life has been changed forever. After Thomas goes missing in action, …

  • Book ReviewsRomance

    Review: Christmas Ever After

    by Becky October 19, 2020
    by Becky October 19, 2020

    The Summary Romance author Riley Reynolds has avoided Christmas since she lost her father as a child. Now, her agent and publicist have told her that to save her publishing deal after a less-than-popular summer release, her next book will …

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    Review: The Socialite

    by Becky April 15, 2020
    by Becky April 15, 2020

    Story: Katherine has always been the sister to obey the rules while her younger sister Eleanor has lived to disobey. After Ellie runs away from home and into the arms of the Nazi party in occupied France in the midst …

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